Interesting posts on interview invites for R2 from BWeek forum [HBS+Stanford]

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From Sandy - for HBS
FIRST DRIBBLES: FEB. 2 OR SO [MARGIN OF ERROR 3 DAYS EITHER WAY]

THE BIG SQUIRT: FEB 5-MARCH 5[MARGIN OF ERROR 5 DAYS EITHER WAY]

SLOPPY THIRDS: MARCH 5 TO D-DAY, MARCH 29.

If no interview by Ground Hog Day-means nada

If no interview by Valentine's Day, keep the faith

If no interview by Ides of March, start to worry

If no interview by March 15th: in 9 cases out of 10-- UB TOAST

internationals might be a bit later in the pack in the early dribble stage, as HBS works out kinks of when it is doing e.g. alleged India hub interviews, or actually arranges all hub interviews but puts phone interview invites [often internationals] on hold, after that, not much dif.

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Approximate Interview schedule - for Stanford

Round 1 Early November - Mid-January

Round 2 Mid-January - Late March

Round 3 Late March - Mid-May

If you are waitlisted without an interview, you will be interviewed after you accept your place on the waitlist.

According to the Admissions411 Data, the admission invites didn't start until a full month after apps were due (first posted invite = Nov 19, Apps due = Oct 19). If the pattern holds, no one one should expect an invite for another week.

Another look at the Rd1 data seems to show they send out most invites mid-week:

Monday | * * *
Tuesday | * * * * * * * *
Wednesday | * * * * *
Thursday | * * * * * * * *
Friday | * * * *
Saturday | * *
Sunday | *

I love Admissions411. More people should post to it.